Ruptured aneurysm of the right sinus of Valsalva: two pulsed Doppler echocardiographic studies.
Pulsed Doppler echocardiography (PDE) was performed on two cases with ruptured aneurysm of the right sinus of Valsalva into the right ventricle. PDE revealed a wide band pattern throughout the cardiac cycle when the sample volume was placed within the aneurysm. In the right ventricle below the aneurysm, a continuous disturbed flow in case 1 and a diastolic turbulence in case 2, was widely recorded, respectively. In contrast, the flow pattern of the right ventricular outflow tract distal to the aneurysm showed a systolic disturbed flow in both cases. These PDE findings were consistent with the shunt flows in angiocardiography.
D000328:Adult; D000790:Angiocardiography; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006326:Heart Auscultation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva; D014463:Ultrasonography